St. Charles Parish inmate leaves work release detail, later arrested in Boutte

A St. Charles Parish Sheriff jail inmate on a work release detail in St. Rose went missing overnight on Tuesday, but was located in Boutte on Wednesday, authorities said.

He was arrested and booked on additional charges.

Roosevelt Ingram, 32, of 132 Norman St. in Des Allemands, was booked with possession of an auto over $500 and failure to return from work release. He has been returned to the St. Charles Parish jail.

Authorities say Ingram was assigned to a work detail at a business in St. Rose on Tuesday. But some time during the day, authorities say Ingram took one of the employer's trucks and slipped away without permission. He did not return.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office began a search for Ingram, contacting his relatives.

"We starting looking in a lot of places," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes, who did not know what Ingram was serving time for. Yoes said Ingram was not considered to be dangerous.

Ingram eventually was located Wednesday morning at a residence on Paul Fredrick Street in Boutte, Yoes said.